Chapter 22 Caught Red-handed
A/N Ok, I know I took long to update, gomen nasai! But rejoice my dear friends, my ban ends next Friday, 15 July!
"Cagalli, I don't think it's a good idea to just storm up there and burst in while they're……………." said Kyo nervously, but before she could finish her statement, the blonde girl was already halfway up the mahogany stairway.
Kyo exchanged looks with Athrun before her half-brother darted after his blonde girlfriend.
With a loud "bang", Cagalli kicked open Kira's room door. Dearka, Yzak and Kyo, who had tagged along after Athrun, while Miriallia accompanied Lacus downstairs, were dumbstruck.
Startled by the outburst, Kira fell off the bed, leaving Ryoko to cover herself with the blanket.
"Ah! My eyes! My precious eyes!" squealed Dearka in a mock baby voice, his hands flying to his face and shielding his eyes from the obscenity before him.
Yzak grabbed his tanned skinned friend by the collar and dragged him off back downstairs.
"KIRA YAMATO, YOU BASTARD!" bellowed Cagalli, her eyes ablaze with fury.
Athrun quickly flung his arms around the blonde expectant mother to restrain her from pouncing onto her brunette brother.
"Kira, how could you betray Lacus by doing this? She loves you more than her life is worth!" exclaimed Kyo hotly, leaning on the doorframe of the bedroom.
"Well it's her business on how she loves Kira, what's it got to do with us?" asked Ryoko, glaring maliciously at the trio by the doorway.
"That's not the point, bitch! What I want to know is why my brother is sleeping with another girl behind his girlfriend's back!" contradicted Cagalli, trying to break free of the Justice pilot's strong grasp.
"Kira, shouldn't you be ashamed of yourself and your misdeeds? Lacus placed her trust in you, only to be betrayed by your filthy dishonest act!" snarled Athrun, his jaw clenched.
"How did she know we were in here anyway?" asked Ryoko, a slight hiss in her voice.
"She obviously saw the situation with her own pair of eyes through the gap between the door and the doorframe." Barked Miriallia, appearing beside Kyo, and looking extremely outraged.
"It's none of your business, slut," growled Ryoko insolently, wrapping the blanket around herself and standing to full height beside Kira, whose pants were already on.
"Who are you to call Miriallia a slut? You're the slut!" shouted Athrun, his grip not loosening one bit on Cagalli.
"I would've expected a little more gentlemanly behaviour from a young man like yourself; Athrun. Besides what difference does it make? This isn't the first time, we've been alone." Replied Ryoko sarcastically, clinging onto Kira's arm and smirking.
All eyes were on Kira, who to their utmost surprise; looked enraged himself. "She speaks the truth, when I was alone; she was the one who accompanied me! Lacus was never there!" barked Kira, his anger visible to the others now.
"How would Lacus know if you were alone? You should've at least gone to confide in her or something? Besides, she was helping out the whole while!" retorted Cagalli, looking at her brother with a look of pure disgust.
"You can tell Lacus, it's over between us." Hissed Kira, giving Ryoko her clothes and pushing her into the bathroom so she could change.
"I cannot believe you Kira, what has gotten into you? When I first met you, you seemed so kindhearted and innocent! Never would I have thought you would do something like this!" barked Kyo, pounding her fist on the wall.
"Too bad, it shows how little you know me," Snarled Kira sarcastically, his eyebrows furrowed in anger.
"Tata!" said Ryoko in a sweet voice, as she headed out of Kira's room and back to her own.
"I would appreciate it, if you'd get away from here, as I'd like to close the door." Said Kira, hand on the doorknob.
Miriallia, Kyo, Cagalli and Athrun each took a step back as the door swung shut before them.
"Threats!" Cagalli shouted, as Athrun led her back down the stairs.
"What did Yamato say? I heard his voice," said Yzak firmly, snaking his arm around Kyo as she sank into the seat beside him.
"There's only one line Lacus needs to hear, as for the rest, it's best that she remains oblivious to them." Sighed Athrun, looking at his former fiancée.
Athrun looked at Miriallia, and gestured to her to inform Lacus. "Lacus, I'm really sorry to have to break this to you but Kira said it's over between him and you." Said Miriallia, a sad expression spreading across her gentle features.
Lacus just sat in the armchair, hands folded neatly on her lap, silent tears rolling down her soft cheeks. "Lacus, you know that you don't have to stick to one guy," said Dearka.
Miriallia nudged him in the ribs, indicating to him that it would've been better if he had just shut his mouth.
The clock ticked on, Kyo, Miriallia, Cagalli, Athrun, and surprisingly, Yzak stayed in the hall to accompany their pink-headed friend.
"Some kind of friend Dearka is, sleeping while someone's hurting on the inside." Hissed Miriallia, shaking her head disapprovingly at her boyfriend's actions.
"You really don't have to stay up with me, school starts tomorrow, you'll need your sleep." Said Lacus softly, her face tear stained and blotched.
"It's alright, your pain is our pain." Said Kyo soothingly, standing up and placing a hand on Lacus's shoulder.
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School started as usual the next day; however, Lacus had decided to stay at home instead.
Their first lesson was Home Economics, and so the bunch had to endure Mdm. Bones's long and draggy speech for an hour and a half.
"Oh yes, and before I leave, welcome back to class everyone." Said Mdm. Bones cheerily before she left the class.
"She should have said that at the damn start of the class," said Dearka bluntly, shaking his head lightly.
The day passed slowly as time crawled like a tortoise. Thankfully, the long awaited last period of the class finally arrived, Literature.
Their Literature teacher, Miss Jones who was also their form teacher assigned the pairs projects on Literature.
"Where's Miss Clyne?" asked Miss Jones, looking at Ryoko, who was sitting beside Kira.
"Er, she's… er sick… yeah… sick," Miriallia said quickly, smiling innocently at Miss Jones.
"Very well, Mr. Yamato you'll pair up with Ryoko for now." Said Miss Jones.
Ryoko looked elated at the remark.
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After school, "The rest of you go on ahead, Mirre and I are going to the library to search up on facts on pregnancy for Cagalli." Said Kyo grinning at her blonde friend.
"You don't need to, but if you want to, alright," said Cagalli smiling gratefully at the pair.
"I'll be waiting," Yzak whispered into Kyo's ear before jogging to catch up with the rest.
Kyo giggled as she looked at her platinum blonde boyfriend's spiky haircut, he looked so cute.
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Miriallia and Kyo came down the stairs into the canteen with a huge load of books in their arms.
"Miriallia, Kyo! Are those books for the project I gave you?" asked Miss Jones from nearby.
"Uh well, yes." Replied Miriallia uneasily, a hint of guilt in her voice.
Sensing it, Miss Jones wrenched a book out of Kyo's grasp. It said "Pregnancy and Birth".
Miss Jones's eyes widened, "Who's pregnant?" she gasped, looking up again at the girls.
"Is it you Kyo?" asked Miss Jones frantically.
"Nope," replied Kyo quickly.
Miss Jones turned to Miriallia, "So it's you, I've always thought Dearka to be such a playboy," said Miss Jones.
"Hey, what's that?" said Miriallia pointing at behind Miss Jones. As soon as the teacher's head turned, the two girls slipped away as fast as their legs could carry them, leaving the book with Miss Jones.
A/N There you go, another chappie written in suspense! Pls review!